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Lori Demeter

PhD, University of Maryland; MPA, Valdosta State University; BS, Carnegie Mellon University

Research Interests

Government budgeting and finance; organizational behavior; health policy; technology in government

Background

For the past 13 years, Dr. Demeter has served with the State of Maryland government, most recently as a director and senior policy advisor for public health programs. She is currently a research associate at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Demeter has also worked as a principal investigator, program manager and researcher in state- and community-based research settings in areas such as chronic disease, epidemiology, injury prevention, and public health.